Surah Al-Waqi'ah 56:2
سُورَةُ الوَاقِعَةِ · Meccan · Verse 2 of 96
لَيْسَ لِوَقْعَتِهَا كَاذِبَةٌ
Translation
no one will be able to deny it has come,
English translation: M.A.S. Abdel Haleem.
Meaning and reflection
'There is no denying its occurrence.' al-Biqa'i and Ma'arif al-Qur'an note the force of 'laysa li-waq'atiha kadhiba', not a trace of falsehood attaches to it; when it comes, no tongue will be able to call it a lie, and no power will turn it back. Ask yourself: in this world I can deny almost anything uncomfortable, spin it, minimise it, wait it out. This verse names the one reality that will admit no denial, where my whole survival strategy of explaining-away finally fails. What am I currently keeping at bay purely by refusing to believe it? The verse warns that there is coming a moment where denial is simply not an option, better to make my peace with the truth now, while denial still feels possible.
Grounded in classical tafsir: al-Biqa'i, Ma'arif al-Qur'an, Ibn Kathir.
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